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• New Data: Pa. In The Middle When It Comes To Adult Obesity

  03-09-2017 23:55
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When it comes to adult obesity in the United States, Pennsylvania is right in the middle.
  New statistics from The State of Obesity show that Pennsylvania was the 25th most obese state in 2016 with an adult obesity rate of 30.3 percent.
  That’s just slightly worse than where it ranked in 2015 — at number 24 with an adult obesity rate of 30 percent.
  One of Pennsylvania’s neighbors landed the number 1 spot on the list. Wes
  
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• Thousands line up in Bakery Square to audition for 'American Idol'

  03-09-2017 23:28
  
  The stop is part of a nationwide tour to reboot the show on ABC after it left Fox.
  
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• Steelers Sign 9 To Practice Squad, Make Additional Trade

  03-09-2017 23:24
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers signed nine familiar players to their practice squad Sunday and made another trade, just one day after announcing their 53-man roster.
  Center Kyle Friend, tight end Jake McGee, running back Fitzgerald Toussaint, wide receiver Marcus Tucker, linebacker Matt Galambos, safety Jacob Hagen, defensive end Lavon Hooks, linebacker Farrington Huguenin and cornerback Dashaun Phillips have been signed to the practice squad.
  
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• Police Salute K-9 Officer, Say Goodbye In Emotional Photo

  03-09-2017 23:08
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterMIDDLETOWN, Conn. (KDKA) — Police in Connecticut lined up to salute and say goodbye to their K-9 officer Friday.
  The Middletown Police Department in Connecticut reported Friday that their K-9, Hunter, underwent some tests after being sick for several days, and the results showed that he had an aggressive form of liver cancer.
  Veterinarians recommended Hunter be euthanized.
  Emotional photos posted on Facebook show uniformed police officers lined up outside
  
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• Man in critical condition after Penn Hills shooting

  03-09-2017 22:56
  
  Man in critical condition after Penn Hills shooting
  
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• Williams, Pirates Hold Off Reds For 3-1 Win

  03-09-2017 22:51
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Williams pitched seven scoreless innings, Jordy Mercer hit his career-best 13th homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Sunday.
  Williams (6-7) scattered eight hits, struck out five and walked one in his first win since Aug. 7. The right-hander has allowed just two earned runs over 20 innings in his last three outings.
  After starting the year in the bullpen, Williams has made 22 starts and his 4.02 ERA as a
  
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• Steelers make final cuts to reach 53-man roster, then add 10 players to practice squad

  03-09-2017 22:51
  
  Here is a full list of cuts made by the Steelers before Saturday's NFL deadline to trim their roster to 53 players.
  
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• Man who ran into blaze at Burning Man festival has died

  03-09-2017 22:48
  
  A Nevada sheriff says the man who ran into the flames at the Burning Man festival's signature burning ceremony has died.
  
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• Fire burning at three-story home in Perry South

  03-09-2017 22:36
  
  Fire burning at three-story home in Perry South
  
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• Mattis issues stern warning after North Korea's nuclear test

  03-09-2017 22:31
  
  Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke Sunday afternoon, saying that any threat to the U.S., its territories or allies will be met with a "massive military response."
  
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• Cleveland unions refuse to hold flag at Browns season opener vs. #Steelers

  03-09-2017 22:29
  
  "I am not going to participate or work with management that allows their players to disrespect the flag and the national anthem."
  
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• Dozens of Oregon hikers await rescue amid wildfires

  03-09-2017 22:16
  
  About 140 hikers are trapped on an Oregon trail after a wildfire broke out near the Columbia River Gorge Saturday.
  
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• Sheriff: Man Who Ran Into Burning Man Fire Dies

  03-09-2017 21:58
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. (AP) — The man who died after running into the flames at the Burning Man festival’s signature burning ceremony has been identified.
  Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen identified the man as 41-year-old Aaron Joel Mitchell.
  Mitchell died Sunday morning at the UC Davis hospital burn center in California.
  The man ran through two-layers of security officers at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday during the Man Burn event at the counterculture
  
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• Woman killed in 'train hopping' incident in South Side ID'd

  03-09-2017 21:50
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• Bishop Zubik calls on Trump to maintain DACA program

  03-09-2017 21:07 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh Roman Catholic Bishop David Zubik issued a statement Sunday asking people to call President Donald Trump and local representatives in Congress in support of extending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  
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• Opening Of Natural Gas Plant First Of Many Expected In Ohio

  03-09-2017 20:26
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – The opening of a plant that turns natural gas into electricity is the first of what’s expected to be many across Ohio in the next few years.
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich says these natural gas plants are a big part of the state’s energy future.
  The Republican also predicts they will usher in huge investments, new jobs and lower utility bills.
  Close to a dozen natural gas power plants are being built or are in the planning stages ar
  
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• Local disaster recovery crew on way to Texas

  03-09-2017 20:03
  
  Crew will be gone for several months
  
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• Former Army Ranger treks through Houston floodwaters to have appendectomy

  03-09-2017 19:51
  
  Former Army Ranger Matt Meloni was in Houston for what was supposed to have been cancer surgery, but then Hurricane Harvey hit.
  
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• Cleveland Unions Refuse To Hold Flag At Browns Opening Game

  03-09-2017 19:37
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCLEVELAND (AP) – Unions representing Cleveland police and paramedics say they won’t hold a large American flag before the Cleveland Browns’ season opener because of previous player protests during the national anthem.
  The unions’ refusal to participate in the on-field ceremony at First Energy Stadium before next Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers comes after nearly a dozen Browns players knelt during the anthem before a p
  
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• 500 guardsmen board buses to help Harvey victims in Texas

  03-09-2017 19:37
  
  Packed and ready to go, almost 500 guardsmen from Oklahoma packed into six to seven white buses Saturday and headed south to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Trump's 'fire and fury' met with defiance by Kim Jong Un

  03-09-2017 19:00
  
  North Korea has conducted a sixth nuclear test after a "man-made" tremor was detected in the country.
  
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• Woman hit, killed by train on South Side

  03-09-2017 18:37
  
  Investigators say another was injured when the two were train hopping
  
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• Steely Dan Co-Founder, Guitarist, Walter Becker Dies At 67

  03-09-2017 18:35
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLOS ANGELES (AP) – Walter Becker, the guitarist, bassist and co-founder of the rock group Steely Dan, has died. He was 67. His official website announced his death Sunday with no further details.
  Donald Fagen released a statement in remembrance of his Steely Dan bandmate. Fagen said he intends to keep the music they created together alive as long as he can with the Steely Dan band.
  Becker had missed performances earlier in the summer in Los Angeles and New
  
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• Man leads search efforts for Harvey victims from 1,000 miles away

  03-09-2017 18:31
  
  Brad Blanton helps dispatch rescues in Texas from his home in Wisconsin, often working up to 12 hours a day.
  
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• Woman dies in collision with Port Authority bus in Dravosburg

  03-09-2017 18:12
  
  A Port Authority bus driver was also injured.
  
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• Wildfires Surge Amid Scorching Heat In US West

  03-09-2017 17:49
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLOS ANGELES (AP) – Residents of 30 homes near Los Angeles have been ordered to leave as crews beat back a flare-up during a destructive wildfire – one of several large blazes around the U.S. West during a blistering holiday weekend heat wave.
  Some evacuations in Burbank had been lifted late Saturday, but hours later officials said flames were once again moving toward homes. Hundreds in Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles remain under evacuation orders,
  
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• The Latest: Wildfires Surge Amid Scorching Heat In US West

  03-09-2017 17:49
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLOS ANGELES (AP) – Residents of 30 homes near Los Angeles have been ordered to leave as crews beat back a flare-up during a destructive wildfire – one of several large blazes around the U.S. West during a blistering holiday weekend heat wave.
  Some evacuations in Burbank had been lifted late Saturday, but hours later officials said flames were once again moving toward homes. Hundreds in Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles remain under evacuation orders,
  
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• These foods are more likely to make you sick

  03-09-2017 17:27
  
  Studies show that one out of every six Americans gets food poisoning from contaminated foods.
  
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• Ohio Teen Mother Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Her Baby

  03-09-2017 17:17
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of her 1-year-old daughter in Ohio’s capital city of Columbus.
  Police say officers and paramedics were called to a home just before 1 a.m. Sunday for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention. They found Lalanna Sharpe with several stab wounds. She was pronounced dead a short time later at a nearby Columbus hospital.
  Police say Lachell
  
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• Recall Rundown: Everything pulled from shelves Aug. 27 to Sep. 2

  03-09-2017 17:16
  
  Did you miss any of these recalls last week?
  
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• Josh Harrison Fractures Hand, Heads To DL

  03-09-2017 16:54
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Josh Harrison has been placed on the 10-day disabled list after taking a pitch to the hand Saturday night.
  Harrison fractured his fifth metacarpal on his left hand on a pitch from Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle.
  The Pirates re-called Chris Bostick from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill in for Harrison.
  Bostick hit .294 this season in Triple-A and ranks third among International League leaders in doubles.
  
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• BREAKING: Josh Harrison Fractures Hand, Heads To DL

  03-09-2017 16:54
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Josh Harrison has been placed on the 10-day disabled list after taking a pitch to the hand Saturday night.
  Harrison fractured his fifth metacarpal on his left hand on a pitch from Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tyler Mahle.
  The Pirates re-called Chris Bostick from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill in for Harrison.
  Bostick hit .294 this season in Triple-A and ranks third among International League leaders in doubles.
  
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• Mnuchin putting together new sanctions to cut off trade with North Korea

  03-09-2017 16:11
  
  North Korea has conducted a sixth nuclear test after a "man-made" tremor was detected in the country's north
  
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• Popular TV cable company impacted by data breach of up to 4 million personal records

  03-09-2017 16:00
  
  Do you use this popular cable and internet service provider? It may be time to change your password.
  
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• Authorities Put Up Drug Dealer’s Sneaker Collection For Sale

  03-09-2017 15:56
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNEWARK, Ohio (AP) – A central Ohio county is selling off an assortment of collectible sneakers seized from a convicted drug dealer.
  The Columbus Dispatch reports there are 67 boxes of confiscated footwear up for sale by Licking County officials. Bids will be accepted through Sept. 15 on the website GovDeals.com. Proceeds will be used to fund drug investigations by the Licking County law enforcement task force that found the sneakers.
  The name brand shoes r
  
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• Woman Dies In ‘Train Hopping’ Incident

  03-09-2017 14:55
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman died early Sunday morning after she and someone else had been “train hopping.”
  Authorities were dispatched to the Norfolk Southern train tracks near South Eighth Street and East Carson Street for a report that there were two people injured by a train.
  Responders arrived at the scene to see the man had fallen and suffered an ankle injury.
  The woman also fell, but was dragged under the train. She was pronounced dead at
  
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• J.J. Watt raises more than $17 million for Harvey victims

  03-09-2017 14:53
  
  J.J. Watt's initial goal was $200,000. Now, the 28-year-old defensive end has raised more than $17 million.
  
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• Train hopping leads to woman's death and man's injury

  03-09-2017 14:45 via post-gazette.com
  A woman died and a man was injured while they were trying to hop a train Sunday.
  
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• Train hopping leads to Carlow student's death and man's injury

  03-09-2017 14:45 via post-gazette.com
  A Carlow University student died and a man was injured while they were trying to hop a train early Sunday.
  
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• One dies in Westmoreland County crash

  03-09-2017 14:40 via post-gazette.com
  One person died in a single-vehicle crash in Westmoreland County Saturday.
  
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• Texas on long road to recovery following Harvey's destruction

  03-09-2017 14:14
  
  The soggy and battered city of Houston began burying its dead and taking steps toward the long recovery ahead.
  
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• DOJ Says It Has No Records Related To Trump Tower ‘Wiretaps’

  03-09-2017 14:07
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department says in a legal filing that it has no information about wiretaps President Donald Trump once claimed had been made of Trump Tower in New York.
  The department’s National Security Division and the FBI “confirm that they have no records related to wiretaps as described by” Trump’s March tweets.
  In those tweets, Trump alleged President Barack Obama “had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trum
  
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• State Police: Mother, 2 Children Killed In House Fire

  03-09-2017 13:00
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHAMBURG, Pa. (AP) – A mother and two children have been killed in a house fire in Pennsylvania.
  The fire broke out late Saturday night at a home in Hamburg, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) northeast of the state capital of Harrisburg. Thick smoke and flames could be seen pouring out of the structure.
  The Reading Eagle (http://bit.ly/2gur6h3) reports state police confirmed the deaths early Sunday morning.
  Authorities have not released the names of the victim
  
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• Pregnant Woman, 2 Young Sons Killed In House Fire

  03-09-2017 13:00
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHAMBURG, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a pregnant woman and her two young children were killed in a fast-moving house fire in Pennsylvania.
  State police said the fire was reported shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday in a home in Hamburg, about 55 miles northeast of Harrisburg. Thick smoke and flames could be seen pouring out of the structure.
  Assistant Chief Deputy Coroner John Hollenbach said that 27-year-old Jennifer Wilder, 5-year-old Gabriel Kalinofski and
  
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• Police: Pregnant Woman, 2 Young Boys Killed In House Fire

  03-09-2017 13:00
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHAMBURG, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a pregnant woman and her two young children were killed in a fast-moving house fire in Pennsylvania.
  State police said the fire was reported shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday in a home in Hamburg, about 55 miles northeast of Harrisburg. Thick smoke and flames could be seen pouring out of the structure.
  Assistant Chief Deputy Coroner John Hollenbach said that 27-year-old Jennifer Wilder, 5-year-old Gabriel Kalinoski and
  
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• Fires force 140 Oregon hikers to shelter overnight

  03-09-2017 12:56
  
  About 140 hikers are trapped on an Oregon trail after a wildfire broke out near the Columbia River Gorge Saturday.
  
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• Deaths Of Son, Father Ruled Homicide, Suicide

  03-09-2017 12:42
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLANCASTER, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say they believe a man shot and killed his adult son and then himself several days before their bodies were found in a Pennsylvania home last week.
  Lancaster County officials said a probation and parole officer found the bodies of 57-year-old Scott Halstead and 29-year-old Justin Halstead in the Hempfield Hill Estates mobile home park in West Hempfield on Wednesday.
  District Attorney Craig Stedman said both died of gunshot
  
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• Hurricane Irma expected to strengthen in coming days

  03-09-2017 11:58
  
  Hurricane Irma had returned to Category 3 status Sunday morning, moving west-southwest at 15 mph
  
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• Firefighter finds fiancee's wedding dress unharmed inside flooded home

  03-09-2017 11:55
  
  "The one thing that was supposed to make it." A Texas firefighter returned to his flooded home to find his fiancee's wedding dress untouched, just inches away from the water.
  
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• Instagram hackers are selling user emails and phone numbers

  03-09-2017 10:17
  
  It appears the bug was exploited before Instagram's fix, and affected more than the most high-profile accounts
  
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